“The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait


	“The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait

Socratoad

10-23-2009 3:29 PM

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10-23-2009 5:10 PM

Seosamh Dalzell

'The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe...'

Though I'm a North American, I'm not an American. I suspect Illich is referring only to Americans, not to all North Americans.

10-24-2009 1:47 PM

kkcapricorn

good one, toad. And they have their own definition of "good"

10-24-2009 1:49 PM

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